MaxPreps 2016 preseason high school baseball Early Contenders
By Kevin Askeland
Feb 9, 2016, 12:00am
Oxford begins season at No. 1, but defending champion Parkview is also in the mix.
Video: Venice (FL) Baseball - Preseason RankingsNational Signing Day and the Super Bowl are firmly in the rear view mirror, which can only mean one thing - it's baseball season.
MaxPreps begins its preseason baseball rankings countdown with previews of our top five teams before announcing our Top 100 to start the 2016 season.
Check back here as each preview is published.
Photos by MaxPreps Photographers/Graphic by Ryan Escobar
The Indians return seven starters from a team that won the Florida Class 6A state championship.
4. - Parkview (Lilburn, Ga.) - Preview
The Panthers are the defending MaxPreps national champions.
3. - Coppell (Texas) - Preview
The Cowboys return nearly every starter and have one of the nation's top pitchers in Charles King.
2. - Huntington Beach (Calif.) - Preview
The defending Southern Section champions are looking add a national title in 2016.
1. - Oxford (Miss.) - Preview
The MaxPreps Computer Rankings national champs from 2015 begin the season as the Xcellent 25 No. 1 in 2016.
